Season bodes well

Long-standing friends, Michael, his father Danny and his father-in-law Adrian came out for another day on the rivers recently with Red Tag and although they had mixed results, the day still ended up well with Danny (Above) landing his first-ever trout and on a dry fly to boot.

Sadly a couple more were missed but the weather was good considering the bad weather that has been about lately, the river flowing nicely and it was good to see some action happening with the insects on the water.

All bodes well for the rest of the season.

Happy smiles at the end of the day

Winter winners

With the new season nearly upon us, it’s a good time to remember that even in the winter months there are still some good locations to go to and some good fish to catch. 

Another that fell for a dark shiny wet fly

Some of our private fisheries put on an outstanding show for the angler. Phil caught four beautiful rainbows recently (and lost a couple more) even though the temperature was down a little and the odd shower came across.

A really good private fishery

He had a great day and so did I … I accidentally got in on the action, showing Phil a ‘Steeple’ cast, I presented the fly and as I went to hand over the rod, I was on …  another nice rainbow to the net.  It’s one of the hazards of guiding when you demonstrate something in the water with the trout about.

We’re on the board early with our first rainbow
A couple of very happy campers

Workshops are back

Following on from recent seasons Red Tag Trout Tours, in conjunction with Shannon and Ken Orr from Orrsome Trout Tours, will once again be running a series of Beginner/Novice Fly Fishing Workshops throughout the 2024/2025 Season.

These will again be held at Herne Lodge in the Central Highlands which is a private lake with a beautiful little cabin on the lake’s edge. The lake is full of wild brown trout and generally a day’s fishing there reaps some great rewards. All gear is supplied from rods, reels, waders, flies as well as a BBQ lunch and beverages for the day.

At just $325.00 per person for the day this is great value. So if you are interested, or you know of anyone who may be, please book your spot to make sure you are locked in. Please note on the attached Brochure that there will be one Workshop per month and there are a couple of Sundays in this mix.

As usual there will be lucky door prizes for each Workshop with a grand prize at the end of the season for one lucky angler. Prizes are supplied by our great Sponsors: Hurley’s Fly Fishing, Spot On Fishing Connection, Williams Outdoors, E J Todd, TFO and TONIC Sunglasses.

Hope to see you there.

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Prizewinning fishing …

One hell of a fight there, Justin

Recently I had the pleasure of guiding two lucky US anglers who won a prize in one of their Association Auctions for a day’s guiding on our Midlands Rivers.

In the beginning …

Justin and Joshua are members of Trout Unlimited and were finally able to get to Tasmania this March to take up their prize.

Although the weather was again quite nice and things looked good to begin with, the fishing was very sparse.

Searching, searching …

A picture of concentration …

Still, both guys loved the countryside and the experience and many a big tale was told that night over dinner.

It was a pleasure to be part of the prize list for Trout Unlimited and Red Tag looks forward to possible future involvement.

The Lake River is a beautiful spot

The Boys and Ray

… with Big Roger

Sleepy head at the Lake Leake Hotel …

Tight fishing

Nice brown trout there for Kim … well done

Another couple from the US is out to enjoy our wild brown trout adventures.

Jim & Kim had a lovely time in Tasmania and although the fishing was at times a bit tight, they did manage to snag a few nice wild browns on their trip.

Jim’s feisty little brown gets him on the board too

Jim & Kim ready for their adventure

Kim and the Guide

The couple that fish together … lovely spot

Elusive wild browns …

Beautiful casting in tight spaces by Katie

Neil & Katie

Neil and Katie wanted to try out some river and stream fishing in our Midlands and picked a beautiful couple of days weather-wise, unfortunately, our wild browns were hard to come by.

Still, the experience was well worth the venture.

Neil searching high and low

Going deep

Lovely water to search in

The end of a couple of warm days, time to relax

Busy season

Such lovely waters to explore

February and March are certainly busy periods for Red Tag and this season has been no exception.

Several anglers from the US have made the journey to Tasmania and taken time to fish for our beautiful brown trout.

Jim and Shellie

Jim and Shellie from Colorado spent three days searching on our waterways with some mixed results however they thoroughly loved the scenery and the places they fished.

Finally landed one after some long searching

Now that’s better

The sunny and hot conditions kept a lot of fish down deep but as Jim said, “The experience was well worth it.” I hope to see you both again one day.

Jom and Shellie working the river

Shellie and Gandalf (Roger Butler)